Ava's Introduction Blog

How To Achieve This Filter In order to recreate the filter I have made in photoshop, you have to fiddle with the photo filter layer, the color balance, brightness/contrast, and the exposure. I decided to use four adjustment layers instead of three because I was trying to darken my photos and put a bluer tint on all of them. Using the photo filter helped me pick the blue color that I wanted to tint the whole picture, the color balance helped me adjust the individual colors that made up the pictures like the purple, blue and yellow, which I made more present or decreased the presence of. Then, I increased the brightness a little to bring a little more light into the picture solely to brighten it and not draw much attention to the brighter areas. After that, I contrasted the pictures a lot because I thought it made the blue tint look better and I wanted all the pictures to be darker since they were all light. In the end, I adjusted the exposure down because it complemented the c...

My Life Before HPU Hi everybody! My name is Ava Wentworth and I am from a small town in New Jersey called Tewksbury. Contrary to the popular debate, central Jersey does exist, and that is where Tewksbury is located. The county, Hunterdon County, is a vast majority of farm land. With that being said, I have a love for animals, mainly cats. My house is located on quite a few acres, so most of my past time is spend riding go karts and quads in my backyard with my brother and dad! Other hobbies of mine include cooking with my dad, painting, and organizing. In general, I am a very dedicated person in all my endeavors and take academics seriously, because I like to learn. I am very fascinated by all aspects of life. Growing up I was very family oriented, and I still am. My family is my biggest supporter, and my younger brother and I are best friends. I miss them a lot here at High Point, but they will always be the central part of my life no matter where I am.  Here at HPU I decid...